Description : Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco? (1) via Canada (2) overland (3) Over the South Pole (4) Over the North Pole
Last Answer : (4) Over the North Pole Explanation: Moscow - San Francisco flight goes via the North Pole. The shortest air route from San Francisco to Moscow goes almost over the North Pole, not over Chicago.
Description : The shortest air route from Perth to London is (1) Perth-Mumbai-Rome-London (2) Perth-Ankara-Paris-London (3) Perth-Aden-Paris-London (4) Perth-Mombasa-Rome-London
Last Answer : Perth-Ankara-Paris-London
Description : The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is (1) North Pacific Sea Route (2) North Atlantic Sea Route (3) South Atlantic Sea Route (4) Indian Ocean Route
Last Answer : North Atlantic Sea Route
Description : Which of the following country has the longest overland tunnel? (1) Germany (2) Switzerland (3) Spain (4) France
Last Answer : Switzerland
Description : Which would be the shortest route from San Francisco to Vladivostok?
Last Answer : Flying over the Pacific Ocean
Description : 1. Which can be abolished but not dissolved? 2. Which is not electromagnetic in nature? 3. Who has written the famous book Mankind and Mother Earth? 4. Which would be the ... included in the North-West pacific fishing grounds? 20. When did Ikhtiyaruddin-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji invade Bengal?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. State Legislative Council 2. Cathode rays 3. Bertrand Russell 4. Flying over the Pacific Ocean 5. Dadabhai Naoroji 6. Promoting adult literacy 7. 7.35-7.45 8. Union Government 9. Change of ... 15. Kural 16. Ronald Ross 17. 66 subjects 18. Total internal reflection 19. Japan 20. 1206 AD
Description : Match the two lists given below: List-I a. London b. Vatican City c. Moscow d. New York List-II (i) St. Peter's Square (ii) Times Square (iii) Trafalgar Square (iv) Red Square (1) a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(iii), d- ... ) a-(iv), b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iii) (4) a-(i), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(iv)
Last Answer : a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Description : Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? Place — Location (1) Trafalgar Square — London (2) Red Square — Moscow (3) Tiananmen Square — Beijing (4) Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi
Last Answer : Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi
Description : The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects _______ in the West to ______ in the East. (1) Moscow, Tashkent (2) St. Petersburg, Omsk (3) Moscow, Irkutsk (4) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
Last Answer : Moscow, Irkutsk
Description : Trans-Siberian Railway terminals are (1) Moscow and Vladivostok (2) St. Petersburg and Vladivostok (3) Moscow and Krasnoyarsk (4) St. Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk
Last Answer : Moscow and Vladivostok
Description : The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of (1) Norway (2) North America (3) Denmark (4) Canada
Last Answer : Denmark
Description : The largest producer of gold in the world is (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Russia (4) South Africa
Last Answer : Australia
Description : Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world ? (1) Canada (2) South Africa (3) Namibia (4) U.S.A.
Last Answer : Canada
Description : The world's wettest continent is : (1) Asia (2) Europe (3) North America (4) South America
Last Answer : South America
Description : Which of the following countries are connected by the Palk Strait? (1) India and Sri Lanka (2) North Korea and South Korea (3) Pakistan and China (4) Britain and France
Last Answer : India and Sri Lanka
Description : Which one of the following is correctly matched ? a. North China : Rice b. South China : Wheat c. Candy Basin : Coffee d. Malaysia : Natural Rubber (1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d
Last Answer : d
Description : Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from (1) east to west (2) west to east (3) north to south (4) south to north
Last Answer : north to south
Description : Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to (1) East coast (2) West coast (3) North coast (4) South coast
Last Answer : East coast
Description : The busiest oceanic trade route of the world is in (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : Which from the following is the busiest Oceanic trade route ? (1) Cape route (2) Malacca straits (3) Panama canal (4) Suez canal
Last Answer : Suez canal
Description : The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as it has (1) Lock system (2) Shorter route (3) Busy route (4) Less busy route
Last Answer : Lock system
Description : If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ? [IAS 2007] (a) NH 2, NH 11, NH 12 (b) NH 2, NH 3, NH 12 (c) NH 8, NH 3, NH 11 (d) NH 2, NH 25, NH 11
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which one of the following countries is smaller than India? (1) China (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) Agrentina
Last Answer : Agrentina
Description : Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ ? (1) Norway (2) Finland (3) Canada (4) Ireland
Last Answer : Finland
Description : Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is (1) USA (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) Brazil
Last Answer : Brazil
Description : Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel ? (1) USA and Canada (2) USA and Mexico (3) France and Germany (4) Russia and China
Last Answer : USA and Canada
Description : New Britain and New Ireland are parts of– (1) USA (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) Papua New Guinea
Last Answer : Papua New Guinea
Description : Asbestos is found maximum in which of the following countries? (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Africa (4) Russia
Last Answer : Russia
Description : One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is (1) Australia (2) Russia (3) Canada (4) Armenia
Description : Which of the following countries has highest percentage of land under cultivation? (1) China (2) U.S.A. (3) Canada (4) India
Last Answer : India
Description : The Eskimos live in (1) Finland and Norway (2) Norway and Siberia (3) Siberia and Sweden (4) Canada and Alaska
Last Answer : Canada and Alaska
Description : Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located? (1) USA (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) Russia
Last Answer : USA
Description : Ports of the Baltic Sea remain open for trade even during winter because (1) It lies in the tropical belt. (2) North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region. (3) Local winds keep it warm. (4) Western disturbances cause abrupt rise in the temperature.
Last Answer : North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region.
Description : The temperate grasslands of North America are known as (1) Pampas (2) Downs (3) Steppes (4) Prairies
Last Answer : Prairies
Description : Select the correct direction of Sirocco storm. (1) Sahara to Mediterranean Sea (2) North from U.S.A. (3) West from Sahara (4) Adriatic Sea to Italy
Last Answer : Sahara to Mediterranean Sea
Description : Asia and North America are separated by (1) Bass Strait (2) Strait of Dover (3) Bering Strait (4) Cook Strait
Last Answer : Bering Strait
Description : “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic hoarders”. For which region is this statement correct ? (1) African Savanna (2) Central Asian Steppes (3) Siberian Tundra (4) North American Prairies
Last Answer : Central Asian Steppes
Description : Which one of the following parts of the world does not receive rainfall any time of the year ? (1) Central Europe (2) Central North America (3) Polar regions (4) Sub-Saharan areas
Last Answer : Polar regions
Description : The biggest oil spill in world history took place in the : (1) Mediterrarean Sea (2) Caspian Sea (3) Persian Gulf (4) South China Sea
Last Answer : South China Sea
Description : Which of the following countries contributes the maximum to the world’s diamond supply ? (1) Russia (2) U.S.A. (3) Japan (4) South Africa
Description : Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf (2) Euphratis-Tigris Basin (3) Arabian Desert (4) Rub-al-Khali Desert
Last Answer : Shore regions of Persian Gulf
Description : Largest Mica deposits are in (1) South Africa (2) India (3) USA (4) Australia
Description : Maoris is the term used for the aboriginal people of (1) Fiji (2) New Zealand (3) South America (4) Tasmania
Last Answer : New Zealand
Description : Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemispheres of the earth? (1) Australia (2) Africa (3) Europe (4) South America
Last Answer : Africa
Description : Grassland is called ‘Pampas’ in (1) Africa (2) South America (3) United Kingdom (4) The USA
Description : Match correctly the following deserts and their location by choosing the correct response: Desert a. Kalahari b. Atacama c. Thar d. Great Victoria Location (i) South America (ii) Australia (iii) Africa (iv) Asia (1) a-(ii), b- ... b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iv) (4) a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Description : The temperate grasslands of South America are called (1) Prairies (2) Pampas (3) Downs (4) Steppes
Last Answer : Pampas
Description : Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears are wildlife of (1) Australia (2) South America (3) Europe (4) Africa
Last Answer : Europe
Description : The Equatorial Forests of the Amazon Basin in South America are known as (1) Selva (2) Taiga (3) Tundra (4) Pampas
Last Answer : Selva
Description : Where are most of the earth’s active volcanoes concentrated ? (1) Europe (2) Pacific Occan (3) Africa (4) South America
Last Answer : Pacific Occan